Steroid-Induced Sigmoid Diverticular Perforation in a Patient with Temporal Arteritis: A Rare Clinical Pathology
Corticosteroids are used in the treatment of many rheumatological diseases including temporal arteritis. The gastrointestinal perforation during corticosteroid treatment is a serious complication. Colon perforation after steroid use was first reported by Beck et al in 1950. 1 Although the pathophysi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Clinical Medicine Insights: Pathology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/CPath.S7924 |